Program
Friday, May 30
Time Activity
7:00am - 7:30am Recreational Program Options
7:30am - 8:00am Buffet Breakfast
8:00am - 8:15am Move to opening session
8:15am - 8:30am Conference Opening
8:30am - 10:00am Concurrent Sessions:
ADVERTISING: Multimedia Street Fighting
Speaker: Mike Blinder
EDITORIAL: Adding Editorial Punch to your Paper
Speaker: Gary Dimmock
10:00am- 10:15am Nutrition Break
10:15am– 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions continued:
ADVERTISING: Web 101, online marketing
Speaker: Rob Begg
EDITORIAL: Adding Editorial Punch to your Paper
Speaker: Gary Dimmock
12:30pm – 1:30pm Buffet/Working Lunch
1:45pm – 3:15pm KEYNOTE: Boom, Bust & Echo
Speaker: David Foot
3:15pm – 3:30pm Grab and go style Nutrition Break
3:30pm – 5:00pm Concurrent Sessions:
ADVERTISING: adAtlantic / ACNA information session
Speaker: Shawn Wells
EDITORIAL: Front Page Challenge
Speaker: Rick MacLean
5:00pm – 6:00pm Leisure time (optional activities)
6:00pm – 8:00pm Reception
9:00pm - Hospitality Suite
Saturday, May 31
Time Activity
7:00am - 7:30am Recreational Program Options
7:30am- 8:15am Buffet Breakfast
8:15am – 8:30am Move to opening session
8:30am – 10:30am KEYNOTE: Great Ideas Exchange
Moderator: Kevin Hiscock
10:30am-10:45am Nutrition Break
10:30am- 12:30pm Concurrent Workshops:
ADVERTISING: It’s Still the Customer
Speaker: Jeff Greene
EDITORIAL: Current State of Defamation and Libel Law
Speaker: David Coles
CREATIVE: Marketing your ads for impact and effectiveness
Speaker: Robert Woodhouse
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch, prize draws, light program, trivia
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm ADVERTISING: Ad Ideas and More
Speaker: Jeff Greene
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Annual General Meeting
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Closing Plenary Panel - Future of Industry Panel
4:15pm – 4:30pm Conference Wrap Up
5:00pm –6:00pm Leisure time (optional activities)
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm President’s Reception
7:00pm – 9:30pm Better Newspapers Competition Awards Banquet
